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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,256, dated June 20, 1899 Application filed June 9, 1898. Serial No. 683,033. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. GROEBLI, of the borough of Manhattan in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jacquard-Card-Punchin g Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to jacquard-cardpunching machines, and has special referonce to the character of machine'set forth and described in United States Letters Patent No. 551,544, granted to the Kursheedt Manufacturing Oompany'on December 1'7, 1895, which machine, as therein set forth, is employed :5 primarily to punch cards designed for use in jacquard mechanism disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 528,632, also granted to the Kursheedt Manufacturing Compan y on November 6, 1894.

a This invention has for its special object to improve the construction of the punchingmachine set forth in the punching-machine patent mentioned; and it consists, primarily, in combininga control embroidering-machine with mechanism for punching or otherwise marking jacquard cards or patterns, so that the control embroidering-machine will at all times show that the proper punches are being set to impart the desired motions tothe o embroidering-machine fabric-frame and for performing other functions in embroidering.

In the present instance I have shown a punching-machine for punching jacquard patterns or cards provided with a plurality 5 of measuring mechanisms for measuring extentsof motion on a drawing or pattern-and a fabric-frame executing on a small scale the resultant of the motions of the measuring mechanisms and a control embroidering-ma- 4o chine, of which the fabric-frame forms a part,

operating upon the fabric stretched upon the fabric-frame and provided with certain extra or special function devices or mechanisms to Wit, tension mechanism, shuttle mechanism, boring mechanism, &c.all the parts being so combined that the punching-niachine in addition to punching the card for imparting to the fabric-frame of the embroidering-machine various extents of motion will 50, likewise punch the card with holes for actuating mechanisms in the iacquard for effecting functions and operations in the embroidering-machine other than moving the fabricframe-to wit, for instance, shuttle-changing mechanism, tension-changing mechanism,

isms on the control embroidering inachine 6c and the said extra-function punches.

In order that my invention may be understood, I will refer to the accompanyin dram .ings, which show a machine embodying my invention, some of the details of which will be more readily understood by carefullyperusing the punchingmachine patent, No. 551,544, before referred to.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a broken-away front elevation of a punching-machine em- 7r Fig. 1" is a fragmenbodying myinvention. tary detail view of the device for moving the pattern-board independently of the movement of the measuring mechanisms, the view being taken from the rear of the extreme left side of Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a side View thereof with the control embroidering-machine omitted for the sake of clearness of illustration. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail front view of the main operating parts. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view of the selectors and their actuating mechanism. Fig. 4 is a transverse sec tion, the section being taken on line at :c of Fig. Fig, 5 is a side elevation, with the shaft in section, of the mechanism illustrated in Fig.

Fig. 6 is a side View from the opposite side of Fig. 13, the said viewsliowingthe shafts in section. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the clutch mechanism. Fig. (5 is a detail View of the arms and pawls for actuating the patternfeed cylinder. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the cam 7L5, hereinafter referred to and shown more particularly in Fig. 5, which cam open ates various parts, as will be hereinafter dcscrihed. Fig. 8 is a side view of a cam ha, 9

hereinafter referred to, which cam is eifective to effect the punching. Fig. Sis an enlarged detail rear view of the control embroidering-machine and its correlated parts. Fig.

9 is a detail view of aportion ofthe fabric- I00 frame of the control embroideringmachine which extends between the guides shown in Figs. 9, '10,and 11. Figs. and 11 show the guides for moving the fabric-frame of the control embroidering-machine. Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the control embreideringmachine, the said figure being partly broken away to show the operating parts. Fig. 123 isa detail view of the drivin gparts of the machine and the bore-point-operating cam. Fig. 14 is a vertical sectional view taken through the clutches of the control embroidering-machine. Fig. 15 is a detail sectional view of the borcpoint mechanism and the mechanism for shifting the bore-points. Fig. 16 is a view of the same mechanism shown in Fig. 15, the view being taken from'the opposite side of the said mechanism, so as to clearly show the tensionregulating mechanism. Fig. 17 is a detail viewof the shuttle mechanism of the control e mbroidering-machiue, Fig.18is adetail view of a devicefor shifting the bowl hereinafter referred to to engage it with either of the cams of the shuttle mechanism. Figs. 19, 20,

and 21 represent sectional and side views of Fig. 22 is a section through the shaft of the machine and surrounding sleeve, which shaft and sleeve are Operative to transmit motion from the measuring mechanisms to the guides which propel the fabric-frame oflthe control embroidering-machine. Fig. 23 is a plan view,

partly broken away, showing opposite ends of the punching-block and the arrangement of the punches therein. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mechanism for setting or effecting the actuation of the extra -function punches. Fig. 25 is a similar view of the samestructnrc, showing the parts in the position which they assume when the extrafunction punches are to be thrown into action; and Figs. 26, 27, and 28 represent slides which are selected by the selectors and op crate to set the appropriate punches into action.

Before proceeding to a detailed description of my invention I would have it understood that the general plan of operation of the ma chine is as follows: I provide a pattern or drawing and a plurality of measuring mech anisms for measuring extentsof motion'on the said pattern or drawing. These measuring mechanisms are moved to measuredistances on the'pattern and communicate their motion to selecting mechanisms which select serve as an indication of the motion which will 'be imparted to the fabric-frame of the embroidering machine by the jacquard card or pattern which is being punched, and consequently the oontrol-einbroidering machine will execute the same pattern on its fabricframe as will be executed by the embroideringmachine in which the pattern is to be used. In addition, however, to these functions it is desirable that the jacquard-card be punched to effect the adjustment of the tension of the cmbroideringmachine, the regulation of the shuttle motion, and also other fun ctions-sueh, for instance, as determining when and'to what extent the borepoints are to be used. In order to bring about this result, I have provided the control embroidering-machine with various extra or special function mechanisms, as I call them, and have coupled up these extra-function mechanisms by intermediate mechanism or operating connections with extra-function punches, which will be brought into action by manually setting the said extrafunction mechanism of the control embroidering-ma-.- chine for operation, which connections are set into action at the appropriate time by the op erator who is punching the card or pattern. It will be obvious,-therefore, that the control embroidering-machine will simultaneously with thepunchingexecute the movements and perform the functions which are represented by the holes being punched at that instant, and. cor equently the control cmbroideringmachii rill at all. times indicate to the operat precisely what the pnnchingmachine is doing to, the pattern and what may be expected from the pattern being punched.

It will be understood that the card punched may be of any desired form. I contemplate employing a continuous band orstrip of paper for this purpose.

A board a is guided and adjusted in aperpendiculardirection between the uprights A of the frame of the machine. A design can be secured to the front surface of the board, as shown, from which a jacquard-pattern is to be punched. This board a is shown in its lowest positionin Fig. 1. board,,near its lower end, (see Fig. 1,) is secured a stud a ,-which is connected by means of a link a witlf acrank a. The latteris secured to the end of a rotatable shaft a, to the other end of which is secured a hand-lever a (See also Fig. l. The one arm of this lever is provided wit 1, a handle, While the other arm i provided with an adjusting-screw d By means of this lever a the shaftu can be rotated about one hundred and eighty degross, and thereby the board a, can be raised. The adjusting-screw on the hand-lever a by abutting against the upright A limits the retation. In frontof the board (t are two rectangles l and B, which are arranged to slide perpendicularly and are guided in ways on the uprigb ts A. lhc rectangle li' isv pro- IIO To'the back of this vided with a diagonal bar Z) from the upper corner to the lower left-hand corner.

left-hand corner to the lower right-hand corner, while the rectangle B is provided with a diagonal bar b from the upper right-hand These diagonal bars are arranged to cross at an angle of ninety degrees. On the upper edges of these two diagonal bars rests a slide b the ,termediate second vertical rack 0 rack c is fastened to a frame 0 while the uplower end of which rests by means of a but-' ton b (shown dotted) on the surface of the diagonal bar N. The slide 1) is provided with a sight I). Movement of one or the other, or both, of the rectangles B and B will displace the slide 1) and bring the sight 6 to any desired point on the surface of the design These rectangles serve by their movement to measure distances on the pattern on the board.

and may be termed measuring mechanism.

To the guides b and b of the rectangles B and B are fastened steel bands I) b, which are carried over pulleys to the rear of the machine, as in my Patent No. 551,544, and are there secured to suitable weights, which balance the rectangles. Secured to the shafts of the lower pulleys b are gear-wheels L The pinions Z2 drive the gears b by means of intermediate gears b Each pinion I) is secured toadisk 0. Similar disks c are mounted loosely on studs secured to the upper end of the machine, and endless cords c are carried over the upper and lower disks. By means of the-2c cords the disks 0', and by means of the gearing above described the corresponding gears b, can be turned by hand in the one or the other direction. In this manner each ofjthe rectangles 13 or B can be moved along its ways up or down. One of the disks 0, with its pinion b, is screwed to a shaft C, (see Fig. 22,) one end 0 of which is made tnbular and receives the end of the shaft G. A sleevecis loose on the shaft 0, and the other disk 0, with its pinion, is .loose on the sleeve. The ends of the shaft tend outside of the upright A and videdv at their ends With the pinious c and a, respectively. The pinion c by means of ingears and pinions e, a, and c transmits motion to the vertical rack a (see Figs. 2, 10, and 11,). while the pinion c by means of similar intermediate gears and pinions'c, c and c transmits motion to the The upper end of the per end of the rack c is fastened to a frame 0. These frames are arranged to slide vertically in ways 0 and c, right A, and each is provided with two inclined parallel grooves c. The frames 0" and c" are arranged so that the inclined grooves are placed opposite each other and cross at an angleof ninety degrees. The ends of the upper and lower transverse bars c and c of the fabric-frame C" machine are provided with projections 0"", (see Fig. 9 which enter the grooves of the frames c andc". Fastencd to the upper ends of the frames 0" and c are the ends of a belt 0 (see Fig. 2,) which passes over a pulley 0,

C and the sleeve 0 ex-. are prosecured to the upof the control embroideringthe latter being mounted looselyin a hanger attached to one end of a second belt 0 The belt 0 is carried over a pulley 0 which is mounted loosely near the upper end. of the upright A. To the other end of this belt 0 is attached a weight 0 which balances the weight of the frames c and c" and of the fabric-frame C When the rectangles are being moved up or down along their ways by means of the cords, the frames c and a move in harmony and by their combined action move the fabric-frame to the desired point. The gearing is so arranged that the displacement of the frames 0 and c is onesixth of that of the rectangles-that is to say, the little 1mm executes the movements proposed to be given to the fabric-frame of the enlbroideringmachine.

The movement of the rectangles l3 and B is effected by means of the connections already described and by means of the gearwhecls (3 e on shaft 0 and sleeve c transmitted to the mechanism, which determines the required perforations in the jacquardpattern. The gear-wheel e is secured to the to coupling 0 on the shaft 0. The head of the bolt c enters a groove 0 0c collar 0*", so that by sliding this collar on the shaft 0 the gear-wheel 0 can be disconnected from or connected to the coupling 0 The other gear-wheel is secured to the sleeve 0, and the corresponding disk- 0 is loose on the same sleeve. groove 0 of another collar is in a coupling c iwhich is secured to the sleeve The two collars 1: are provided with arms and secured to a common rod 0 (see Fig. 3,) which is provided with a handle (1 by which means both collars can be shifted at thesame time in the one or in the other direction.

To the foundation-plate D, which is held between the two uprights A, are secured side frames (Z (Z. (See Figs. 1 and 3;) To each of these side framesis secured a bearing d (1 and between these two bearings are placed four selectors, (see Figs. 3 and 3,) herein shown as pin wheels 0 e e e The circumference of these selectors or pin-wheels is divided into fifteen parts. Fourteen out of the fifteen divisions are provided each with a projection pin 8, while one division remains vacant. The pins e are arranged in spirals running on one half of the circumference from one end tothe other and on the other 'half ofthe circumference back again. One end (right) of eac selector or pin-wheel is provided with a flange extending over seven divisions and which is of the same height as the pins.

The pin-wheels e e are secured to shafts d" and d respectively, (see Fig. 3",) while the pin-wheels c and c are secured to sleeves d and d", mountedlooscly on the shafts (Z and (l'. The shaft d also carries loosely a pinion (Z which is provided with a disk (1.

A similar pinion d with disk d", is loosely shaft Oand is by means of a bolts connected I00 A bolt 6*, whosehead fits into a selector in place.

its axis.

mounted on the sleeve (1. ions is in mesh with a corresponding gearwheel 0 (see Fig. 22) and is rotated whenever the disks 0' (by means of the cords) are turned in the one or the other direction. The disks d of the pinions d are provided near their circumference with fifteen holes at regular distances from one another. A bolt (1 in the double disks d d, which are secured to the shaft ddjor to the sleeve (1 is arranged to enter any one of these holes to lock the lhe disks d are provided with astnd d, which at'each revolution env gages with one of the four slots d of awheel d" and rotates the latter one-quarter turn. Each of these wheels d" is secured to a shaft d, which carries another wheel d. The circumference of the wheel (1 is made to fit after each quarter-turn on the circumference of disk d and prevents any accidental rotation of the shaft d. The disk d has diametrically opposite the bolt (Z a notch, which permits the Wheels 61" (Z on the shaft (Z to turn a quarter-turn after every rotation of the disks'd and d. The rotation of the shafts d is transmitted to the sleeve d or the shaft cl by means of the wheels (1 which are provided with four studs, which latter are arranged to enter spaces in the wheels d. The wheels at are loose on the sleeve (1- or on the shaft d and are connected by means of bolts (1 with disks d which are provided with corresponding holes to receive the bolts, Fig. 3*, and are secured to the sleeve (1 or to the shaft 61 The heads of the bolts (Z d enter grooves in' four collars (Z and (Z which are provided with arms and secured to a rod (Z which can be shifted in the direction of and d can be withdrawn from the holes in the disks (:1 and 61 so that the pin-wheels e, e e and 6 can be returned to their normal positions. (Z are provided with hoses (1, Fig. 3, and tongs f f are provided adaptedto en gage with the two oppositelyplaced noses, Fig. 6. The lower ends of the tongs are pivoted to a lever f, (see Figs. 3 and 5,) secured to a rock-shaft- F. The tongs by means of the links f are also pivoted to the brackets (1 (l The up- 'per ends of these tongs are fork-shaped and are normally at rest above the noses d". During the downward motion one or the other side of the tongs f'f engages with the noses and brings them i; so that the vacant division of the pin-wheels is brought to the top.

Theshaft F is provided at its end with an arm f which by means of a link 1, Fig. 5, is connected to an arm f of a bell-crank leverf f. The latter is mounted loosely on. a stud f and its arm f is provided with a bowl which engages with the cam 71?. By

these means the tongs f, during the rotation of the cam 7f, receive a downward and an upward movement.

It Wlll be understood from the above de- "Each of these pin By shifting this rod 01 the bolts cl For this purpose'the disks d and.

ack to their normal positions,

scription that: the pin-wheels are set to their.

proper position by hand, motion being com municated thereto from the cords which move the measuring mechanism, while the'pnnching of the holes in the jacquard pattern is effected by mechanical means. l

I will -how-describe" the punching mechanism.

A driving-pulley G is secured on a shaft G To the shaft G are secured a collar 9' and a pinion 9 The drawing Fig. 6 shows the shaft in position when the machine is at rest, and in this position the arm of a bellcran-k'lever g g bears against the collar g and forces a friction-clutch G away from the driving-pulley G and against the brake-ring G so that the driving-pulley will rotate idly.

The bell-crank lever g g is held in this position by a shoulder g on the two-armed lever g g, (see Figs. 6 and 6 ,),bearing against a shoulder g iof the army. When the lever g g is moved so as to disengage its shoulder g from the shoulder of the, lever g then under the action of a 'springg the shaft G is pushed in the direction of the arrow g ,Fig.

6, so that the friction-clutch G leaves the brake-ring G and engages with the drivingpulley G, whereby the shaft G is rotated. This movement of the lever g g is caused by hand. by a pull downward of the cord g5,

which connects a pivoted lever g to, another lever at the top of the machine, which is not shown. The arm g? of lever 9 is connected by a rod q to the rear end of the leverat the top of the machine. The lever g g is provided with two other arms 9' g, Figs. 3 and 6. The'endof the arm 9 is forked, and the end of the arm 9 of the'lever gig engages with this fork. A pull downward on the rope g 'will cause the arm 9 to be lifted. The lower prong of the fork liftsthe army and lowers the arm and disengages its shoulder g from the shoulder 9 The piniong transmits the rotation of the shaft G by means of the gear-wheel h to the shaft H. The shaft H is, rotatably mounted in the sideframes d d and is provided with teeth h and further carries the two cams 72. Zr and a sprocket gear if. The latter transmits the rotation of the shaft by means of a sprocket 7L8 and another chain-gear h. to the shaft h of a control embroidering-machine.

Aboverthe selectors e to e are arranged a series of small slides 2, Fig. 4, one of the latter for each of the pins e in the pimwheels. These slides t are placed loosely in slots of a bar I, and their heads 11' rest upon the upper surface of the bar. two arms i on a shaft i The latter is rotatively mounted in the side frames (1 d and is provided at its end with an arm '5, which carries a bowl which engages in the groove 71/ of the gear-wheel h, Fig. 6, so that the rotation of the gear-wheel h will cause the-barl and its slides e'to be first lowered and then raised a ain. Upon each slide i rests the front end of a bolt 71 Figs. t, 26, and 27. The resr' The bar I is secured; to

c enactsv c on a stud e By rocking the triangular piece 9 the lever e and its pin a can .be

brought to the position shown in Fig. 25.

The triangular piece e" receives its movement from a link a having a yoke e a,

slotted at e for the passage of stud e. The links on each side of the machine are jointed to a common arm a The two arms e are secured to a rockshaft e, which isfurther provided with an arm a, which carries a stud e. A bar e is pivoted to a bell-crank lever e while the front forked end of it engages with the stud e on the arm c. The bellcrank lever e is hung on a stud c and its other arm carries a bowl which engages with the cam its. On the rock-shaft e are also two pawis (only one of which can be seen in Figs. 3 and 6.) The function of the pawls s is to "engage with the gear-wheels e and trprcvent any rotation of the selectors while the punching is taking place. They also prevent the punchingmechanism from being set in action when the pin-wheels arc'not in the proper position. In that case they would strike on the point of a tooth ofwheel 0 instead of entering into a space between two teeth. Then the punching meclianismis not in action, the downwardly-extending arm of one of thcse-pawls rests on the end of the arm g of the lever g (see Fig. 3,) and the arms c are thereby maintained in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 24.

Each link a" is by means of .a rod e con nected to the end of a lever e e. (See Fgs. 1, 9, 19,20, and 21.) The other ends of th se levers e e are connected to the lower end of a rod 6 the upper end of which is pivoted to a crank-pin e on a disk e Figs. 2, 19, 20,

and 21. "A half-turn of this disk swings the.

corresponding lever e and brings the link e into the one or the other of the two positions shown in Figs. 24 and 25. The disks c are rotated by means of small hand-cranks a. When by rotation of the hand-crank the end of the link a, Fig. 24, is raised, then by the next rocking of the shaft c the link c strikes against the upper corner of the triangular piece e and rocks the latter into position .shown in Fig. 25. The nose c oi the piece c" in passing the nose 1: of the lever c swings the latter and lllOVBS 'tllG pin 8 pivoted to its lower end, to the position shown in Fig. 25, so that the corresponding slide 1' at the next downward movement of the bar I strikes against the pin r and is thereby maintained in its high position, and the corresponding punch wili then be locked by the bolt. hen the link c returns again to its normal position, an arin or yoke c 'c f on the lever c? brings the lever cland its pin back to the normal position, wherein the nose c rests against the triangular piece a. As long as the end of the link (2' remains in its raised position the triangular piece will remain stationary; but when by means of the hand-crank e the end of the link 0' is lowered then in its next movement it would strike against the lower corner of the triangular piece e and'will move the nose e upward, and thereby bring the lever e and its pin e again in a position shown in Fig. 25. The perforations madeon the mar gins of the jacquard-pattern by the punches just mentioned are for the purpose of initiatthat the proper punching of the card or pattern by these punches is being done, I inter- .pose a connection between each punch and "the corresponding functional mechanism of the controlembroidering-machiue, so that at the same time that the corresponding perforation in the pattern is produced the intervening mechanism will initiate the movement of the special function of the control embroidering-machine.

On a stud c2 of the side frame-d is a twoarmed lever (2 (Z Fig. 5. Its object is to shift the rod cl in the direction of its axis. The arm d is provided with a bowl which engages in the cam Jr". The end of its other arm. d is spiral-shaped and engages in or with the corresponding groove (Z of the collar (1 on the rod (1 so that by the rotation of the cam the. lever d d oscillates and shifts the rod d axially.

K and K (see Fig. 4) are two feed-cylinders for the perforated jacquard-pattern. The shaft is of; the lower cylinder is rotatably mounted in the side frames (2 d. To the one end of the shaft is secured a ratchet-gear (see Figsfi and 6,)which is acted upon by two pawls k 76 The pawl 70 serves to retain the ratchet-wheel in its position and is secured to the arm k of a three armed lever 75- k k, I

which is loosely mounted on a stud k of the side frame d. The arm k of this lever is connected by means of a link k with the lever 6 The pawl 70, which serves to rotate the ratchetwheel, is secured to a link It. This link at its one end is connected to the arm 7.; and at with the arm k of the bell-crank lever k 70 which is mounted loosely on the stud It". The end of the arm 79" carries a;howl which on gages with the cam it: Thearm i" serves to alternately engage the pawls 7.2 It with the ratchet-wheel, and thebell-crank lever 70" 70 serves to move the pawl 7:. so as to rotate the ratchet-wheel. i The shaft 7.1 of the upper cylinder K is r0; tatably mounted in two arms 7:. are secured to a shaft 70".

These arms Springs k draw :15. its other end by means of another link It the arms 7& downward and forcethe cylinder Ki against the cylinder K. The cylinder K is previded with spurs which engage with the large perforations of the jacquard-pattern. The cylinder K has corresponding holes, into low the bar in its downward movement.

ends 67 or the UUHJS are partly cut away. They are guided in slots of the punching-block I, a bolt being placed over each one of the punches 1. When the bar I is moved downward, the slides i, meetingtpinson the pinwheels, will be prevented from going down with the bar, While all the others will fol- The front end of the bolts 252', resting on the heads of the slides'z', will be in the high or the low position, according to the position of the corresponding slide 1. The bolts 71 i are provided near their front ends with notches 1' 2 Figs. 26 and 27, and the lower edges of two vibrating bars i 2' enter these notches when the bolts are in their high position. The bars i {12 are secured to shafts 1' Z. The latter are rotatably mounted and at theirends are provided with arms W1 The arm by means of the link i" is connected to the arm t' of the two-armed lever W11 mounted loosely on a stud i?" of the side'frame (I. (See Fig. 5.) The other arm 11 carries a bowl which engages with a cam. 71 The arm i by means-of the link is connected with the arm 1' of the two-armed lever 1' 1, Fig. 5, which is loosely mounted on a stud The other arm 1; carries a bowl which engages with a cam 71 At each rotation of the cam the bars 11 2' are made to oscillate, but not at the same time. By means of these oscillations the bolts 2' i, which could not follow the downward movement of the bar I, are

' pushed toward the rear and afterward toward the front again. The bolts 2' are acted upon by the bar i and the bolts i" by the bar 1' The bolts i are further provided with a nose 6 which limits their backward movement. The notches 1' W of the bolt 2' '6 admit of thefrec oscillation of that bar i orz' which is not intended to act on .the corresponding bolts '11 or t When the bolts 1? L are pushed toward the rear, then the broad portioh thereof reaches over the punches I and locks the same. The punches I" are placed loosely in corresponding holes of the flanges l I of the punch-block I. To each punch is fastened a collar t whichordinarily rests on the flange 1*. A transverse bar 1 is provided with holes, through which the punches pass loosely, and is arranged above the collars '6" and limits the upward movement of the same. In punching one row of holes in the jacquard-pattern both rows of punches cooperate. The object of this construction is to punch the perforations nearer together than they could otherwise be.

J is the die-plate, which is secured to the block J on the foundation-plate.

J is the prcsser-plate, provided with .ppenings allowing the punches to passthroughmnd serves to hold the paper firmly to the dieplate while the perforations are being pu nchcd or to prevent the paper from being lifted when the punches withdraw. It is secured to two rods y'j, Fig.- 4, which latter are guided in corresponding holes of the die-block J. The lower ends of the rods project below the block J, and spiral springs j are placed on the projecting ends for the purpose of pressing the rods downward. On a rock-shaft 7' are arranged two arms 9' which reach under the plate J for thepurpose of raising it at the proper time. To the end of the shaft j is secured an arm j, carrying a bowl which engages with a cam 71", Fig. 5. The punchblock I is secured to two rodsj Fig. 4, passing through corresponding holes in the dieblock J. The punch-block I is by means of two links j connected to two arms j on a rock-shaftj An armj", secured to the end of this rock-shaft, carriesv a bowl which engages with the cam it (shown in .Figs. 5 and 8,) so that the punch-block I at sic-h rotation of the cam is lowered and raise preferably twice for each rotation of the cam. The punches which have been locked by their corresponding bolts are during the downward movement of the punch-block forced through the paper, while the punches whose bolts have not been pushed toward the rear will follow the downward movement of the punch-block until they reach the paper, but will not be forced through the paper.

In addition to the two rows of punches I are two punches of larger size I Fig. 23. The

latter serve to make the perforations which are necessary for receiving spurs on the Jae-- quardcylinder of the jacquardmachine. Their bolts 3, Figs. 3, 4, and 28, have a notch The bar enters this notch when the front ends of the bolts are in their high position. The front ends of the bolts 3' can be raised by arms j on a rock-shaft 7' which receives motion from a crank-ping on a gearwheelj 'by means of linksj j. The gearwheel 1' is mounted loosely on a stud j" of the side frame (1 and meshes with the teeth 7L2 of the shaft H. The bolts j" are by this meansraised and lowered periodically and the corresponding holes are produced in a .jacquard pattern at regular-intervals. There.

are further provided four additional punches I on each side of the machine, which are also arranged in two rows. They are also arranged to be locked by means of bolts i, whose front ends also rest on slides i of the bar I. These slides t' are not acted upon by the selectors or pin-wheels c to a, but by the pins a which are guided in a flange d of the hearing (1 (1 Figs. 24; and 25. 'Thcse pins can be moved forward, and will then reach under the corresponding slidesi and prevent the latter, as also the front ends of the bolts '11 1', from being lowered, Fig. 25. When these punches are not to be actuated, the pinsc will be in the position shown in Fig. 24. The rear end of each of. these pins c is secured to the lower end of a two-armed lever 6 pivoted to a stud c. The upper end of this lever is provided with a nose c", which engages with a corresponding nose 6" of a triangular piece which the spurs can enter. K are provided with are in mesh.

K is a cylinder which serves to receive the jacquard-pattern. It can be placed in one or the other of the bearings k k of the side frames (Z. The cylinderk is turned by means of one of the pawls 7e which acts on the ratchet-wheel it, (see Figs. 2 and 5,) which is frictionally connected to the cylinder. These pawls 7c are on a common arm 75*, which receives a reciprocating motion from the eccentric le on the shaft'II. The blank paper K required to be punched for the jacquard-pattern is placed on a cylinder mounted in bearings Fig. 2. It is from there carried down toward the punch-block and is passed between the die-plate J and the pressenplate J and from there passed between the cylinders K and K to the cylinder 7:.

The stopping of the punching mechanism after each act-ion is done automatically. For this purpose the lever g is mounted loosely on a stud on an arm g (See Figs. 6 and 6.) The arm 9 is pivoted on a stud g of the side frame (Z. Its end is provided with a bowl which engages with the cam h, so that at a certain time the arm 9 moves toward the rear, whereby the bell-crank lever g g is turned oppositely to the arrow, Fig. U. The friction-elutch G is thereby disengaged from the driving-pulley G and engages with the brake-ring G The shafth" of the control embroidering- The cylinders K gear-wheels 7. which machine by means of the gear h and inter.

mediate gear h, Figs. 12, 1 3, and 1t, transmits its motion to a gear h, which is arranged to drive the embroidering mechanism or the bore attachment, only one of these functions being performed at any one time. The gear h is loose on the shaft h. The shaft h operates the needle as well as the shuttle. On the shaft h is an arm 7t, which carries a bolt h, which can engage with a corresponding hole h of the gear 71.. The head of the bolt h engages with a slotted block it" on a rod 7H The rod is linked to a crank-pin of one of the disks a Figs. 19 and 20, so that byturning of the hand-crank e the embroidering mechanism may be connected to or disconnected from the drivinggears and at the same time the corresponding punch will be selected to make the proper perforation in the jacquard'pattern at the next action of the punching mechanism.

To the fraine oi the control embrideringmachine is secured astud 71", which is in line with the shaft It. On the stud is mounted loosely acam 71 To this is secured a disk If, and in a hole therein is carried loosely a bolt h The head of the bolt fits into a slotted block 7!? on a rod 71*, which is pivoted to a crank-pin on a disk c By rotating the hand-crank (1 the bolt 7' can be shifted and by that means the cam It be engaged with or disengaged from the gear h". An inter locking mechanism is provided on rods 71 and 1 consisting of blocks ll? 71?, which prevent the bore attachment from being set in action while the emhroidering mechanism is operating, and vice versa. To prevent accidental rotation of the shaftll orof the cam h when disengaged, there are provided notches h in the frame L, into which the heads of the bolts are inserted when the parts are-uncoupled.

Against the peripher 'of the cam I1 an arm 7 carrying a bowl I, is pressed bya spring I. The arm Z also carries an arm Z, Fig. 15. During each rotation of the cam 7: the shaft Z is rocked and by means of a pawl transmits motion to a boring-bar Z The bar Z is provided at its end with a double bore point Z Z". The other end of the bar in its normal position rests against an adjustable arm 1", being drawn against the said arm bya'spring 7- The bar is at this end provided witha num: ber of teeth Z, with which the pawl Z can'engage. In the position shown in Figs. 15 and 16 the pawl Z strikes against the stationary stud Z on the frame L and is held disengaged from the teeth P but when the arm l,

is secured to a rock-shaftl, which o with the pawl Z, moves away from the stud Z then the pawl Z is caused to engage with the teeth Z by a spring Z" and pushes the bar 1 forward, whereby one of the bore-points l' or Z penetrates into the'fabric, at the same time.

distending the spring I. When the pawl Z returns to the position shown in the figure, the tooth Z remains in contact with the pawl under the influence of the spring I until the pawl, striking against the stud Z is disengaged from the tooth I, and then the bore will continue its movement until it rests against the arm Z".

By adjusting the position of the arm Z'" the relative position of the bore-point to-the fabric can be adjusted, and thereby the depth of penetration of the bore-point intothe fabric.

When the positionof the arm Z is changed,

then the pawl Z will engage with a different tooth. The arm is secured to a shaft Z", which by means of gearing 1' is connected to the axle of a disk o so that every half-revolution ofthe corresponding hand-crank e iad- ,justs the arm 1 to a different position. At

the same time the corresponding pouch is selected, which at the next action of the punching mechanism perforates the jacquard-pattern.

The bore-point F is of square section, having four cutting edges, while the bore-point Z is round. They are placed at an angle'to one another and .are secured to a collar mounted loosely on a stud Z on theboring-bar I. An arm in on the collar-engages with a slot m of the horizontal arm of an L-shaped slide M on the frame L. The slide M is connected by means of a bell-crank lever 122 and a rod in (see l igs. l2 and ,1) with a crank-pinion a disk o so that by turning the hand-crank 11* of the disk w the slide M can'be moved pcrpeudicularly, and by that means one or into the active position.

"stood that the embroidering machine for which the jacql'iard-pattcrn is being punched is likewise provided with similar bore-points which need to be changed at predetermined times; so as to' bring one or the other into operation on the fabric. The mechanism just described is the means whereby the control embrodering-machine may be operated to chan ge its bore-points and the pattern punched at the same time by "'nneh corresponding to this function.

The thread Lille control embroidering-machine is on a spool N and is carried around a tension at to the needle-bar n and to the nee die n is provided and bears against the disk n by the action of a spring 71". The other end of the spring 71 is connected to an adjustable arm a which is secured to a rock-shaft :27, which is connected by a gearing to the axle of a disk e By turning the corresponding hand-crank e half a revolution ata time the arm n can be adjusted, and thereby the tension regulated. At the same time the corresponding punch is selected, so that during the next action of the punching mechanism the proper perforation is made. \The shuttle oin the rearof the control embroidering-machine, Figs. 9 and 17, receives its motion from a cash 0. The shuttle-cat rier 0 is connected to a bar 0. The other end of this bar is connected to a sliding block 0 which is provided with a bowl 0 which engages with grooves 0 0 on earn 0. A rotation of the cam gives the shuttle a to-andfro motion. According to the particular'kind of stitches to'be produced a different movement of the shuttle is required. For this purpose two cams are provided. The bowl can engage with one or the other of these cams by being shifted in the direction of its axis. This is accomplished by means of a bar 0 havinga cam 0 engaginga stud o on aslide carrying the bowl. The bar 0 is pivoted to a bell-crank lever 0 the other'arm of which by means of a rod of (see Fig. 9) is pivoted to a crank pino'u a disk 6 so that by turning the corresponding hand-crank e the how] can be shifted fromcne cam to the other and at the same time the corresponding punch be selected, so that during the next action of the punching mechanism the proper perforation is made.

Having described the various tarts of the machine, I will now describe its operation The design for which a jacquard-pattern is to be perforated is secured to the board a and by moving the rectangles B and B by means of the cords c the sight 5 can be brought to the desired position opposite the design. In'doing this the fabric-frame C of the embroidering-machine is broughtto its proper position by theguides c, and the selectors e. e le c are moved from. their normal position by the cords c and their connections To regulate the tension, a brake n t6 the position corresponding to the'distance which the two rectangles have been moved. The selectors e e are moved one step after the first half-revolution of the selectors c e and then one step-after every whole revoluin said spaces of the gears, while at the same time the links a are pushed and one or more of the pins 6'', if any be selected, is" brought in position shown in Fig. 25. The cam h by nieans'of the lever filowers the bar I, whereby the slides iwhich meet no pins on pin-wheels e e are lowered, while those which meet such' pins remain in their raised position, together with the ends of the bolts i 1'. Then the pawl 7:. is withdrawn from the gear k'and the pawl 71: is entered. By means of the levers i 2'. 1' the shaft Wis rocked, and thereby the bolts i which have remained in the raised position are} pushed toward the rear and the corresponding punches i" are locked. The cam h then acts on the arm J, whereby the punching-block i is lowered. The punches in the front row which have been locked penetrate the pattern. The punching-block is raised again. The bolts/i are returned to their normal position. Thecam h, acting on the arm g moves the lever'g 9 toward the front. By means of the levers 1 t, and t and link i the cam 7L5 rocks the shaft 2', and thereby pushes the bolts i which are in the high position toward the rear and locks the corresponding punches. At the same time the shaft 3' is rocked and lift the pressureplate J and then the am, ac .ing on the arm 7& moves the pawl 70*, thereby turning the gear 7:, and the cylinders K K, thereby drawing the paper K one step'toward the rear, so that that part of th paper which had been under the front row 0 pun shes is now brought exactly underthe second row of punches, so that any perforations made by the second row of piinches are exactly in line with perforations made'by the front row Then the punchblock I is again lowered. are locked perforate the paper. The pressure-platein the meantime havingagain ween lowered is forced on the paper by the spring j, the punching-block l is again raised, and the ,bolts 1' are drawn. back to their normal po-' sition. The further rotation of the cam h, acting on the arm (2 causes the spiral-shaped end (1 of the other arm (6 to act on the corresponding groove d of the block (1, and thereby to shift therodii laterally to the right, Fig. 3-, causing the bolts (P2 (1 to be withdrawn from the holes in the disks d d. The pin-wheels e c e c are thereby disconnected from the gears so that the pin-wheels may be re- Iro ' the shoulder g cam it rocks the shaft F,

5 the action of the cam onthe lever g the senate it turned to their normal position. The bar I will now be raised and the arm 11 lowered, whereby the pawl 0 is disengaged from and the pawl 78 engaged with the gear It. By means of the arms f f f and the linhf the moving the arms f downward. The tongs ff, connected to said arms f, return the pin-wheels e c a e to their 'normal position by engaging the noses cl on disks d d. The arm 01 now moving downward enters the bolts cl (1 intothe correspondin'g'holes of the disks d d, and then by rocking the shaft F the tongs f fare again re- I turned to their normal position.

By the rethe lever 12 the pawls e y lothe rear, whereby of the arm 9 acting against the shoulder g ot the arm 9 brings the bellcrank lever g g into the positionshown in Fig. 6, and thereby withdraws the frictionclutch from the driving-pulley and engages the same with the brake-ring, whereby the machine is stopped. The rectangles can now be moved to the positioncorrespondin g to the next stitch, doc. During every action of the machine while the; punching mechanism perforates the jacquard-pattern the complete embroidery corresponding to the design is produced on the control embroidery-machine, which stitches, bores, and performs the other functions that may be necessary, so that the operator can at all times verify the correctness of the work done.

When any of the special functions already turn movement of are withdrawn from the. gear-wheels 0 very g is pushed toward referred to-such as stopping of the machine,

disconnecting of the sewing mechanism, due.- are required, the operator moves the appropriate handle e and a corresponding perforation in the. pattern is made and the corresponding action on the control embroidering, .7

machine performed.

0n the control embroidering-machine the bore-point is some distance below the needle,

and in changing from stitching to boring the fabric-frame is to be lowered that much. Then it becomes necessary to move the board the corresponding distance. The hand-crank a Fig. '1, and its connections are provided for this purpose.

l the fabric-frame 0 is movedcorresp'ond ex- .After moving the board the rectangles B B are brought to the same point on the design where they were previous to the board being moved. The distance which the board a is moved and the distance which actly to thedistance between the bore-point and'tlr needle. Changing back from the boring action to embroidering, the board a will "be again returned to the former position and the rectangles likewise.

' Large designs that is, designs of greater dimension than can be accommodated on the machinewill be put'on in'parts. When the rectangles B B have reached their limit, the

pattern can he takenoif and a new portion put in its place on the board. the handle on the rod 0 to the left, Fig. 3, the disks 0 and the rectangles B and B will be disconnected from the pin-wheels e e 2% and the fabric-frame of the control embroidering-machine. The teeth on collars 0 engage with gears e preventing the latter from accidental rotation. be moved so as to bring them to the proper point on the new design, whereupon the disks 0 may again be connected with the other mechanism;

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

1. In a machine for producing jacquardpatterns for embroidering-machines, the combination of marking mechanism, for marking a jacquard pattern, selecting mechanism therefor, and means for recording the movements of the selecting mechanism elsewhere ,than on the pattern.

2. Inapunchingorganism,thecombination of a punching-machine for punching jac- By shifting guard-patterns for embroidering-machines, a

control emboideringmachine, having embroidering devices, operating connections intervening between the elements of the punching-machine and the elements of the embroidering devices and operating upon the control emboidering-machine in such manner that at the-same time that the pattern is perforated embroidery is produced on the control em- .broidering-machine by means of which the correctness and accuracy of the pattern may be verified.

3. In a punching mechanism for perforating jacquard-patterns for embroidering-machines, the combination of measuring mech-. anism, punching mechanism with operating connections for punching the pattern under the control of and operating in response to thennovement of the measuring mechanism, and; a control embroidering-machine with opcrating connectlons under the control of and "open ting in response to the movement of the punching mechanism, substantially as described.

4. In a punching-machine for punchingjacquard-patterns for embroidering-machines, the combination of punching mechanism comprisinga series of extent punches and one or more extra-function punches, a control e In-,

broidering-machin'e with means for control- .]ing the same from the punching mechanism,

and provided with extra-function mechanism corresponding to the extra-function punches and operating connections intervening be tween the extra-function punches and the extra-function mechanism.

5., The combination of a comprising extent-punches and one'or more extra-function punches, a control embroidering-machine with operating connections under the control of the punching-machine and provided with extra-function mechanism and with manually-operated mechanism with connections for throwing the said extra-function punching-machine mechanism into operation upon the selection of a punch.

H. In a punching-machine for perforating jacquardpatterns for embroidering-mach i nes the combination of the measuring mechanisms of the punching-machine, an embroidering-machiire,' having stitch -determi1iing mechanism, and operating connections intervening between the measuring mechanisms and the stitch-determining mecl1anism,whereby the change in relative position of the measuring mechanisms to the design is in accord with the change in relative position of the fabric-frame to the needles of the embroiduring-machine:

7. A punching machine for perforating jacquard-cards provided with a plurality of measuring mechanisms, a control embroideringanachine provided with afabric-frame and connections intervening between the measuring mechanisms and the fabric-frame, whereby the motion of the fabric-frame will he the resultant or component of the motions of the measuring mechanisms.

8. In a punching-machine for perforating jacquard-cards for elnbroideririg-machines, the combination of a measuring mechanism, extent-punches set for operation thereby, a control embroidering-machinc provided with a fabric-frame and connections intervening between the fabric-frame and the measuring mechanism whereby the movement of the fabric-frame is controlled from the measuring mechanism and. power-actuated means for operating the punches set for operation by the measuring mechanism.

9. Ina punching-machine for perforating jacquard-cards for embroidering machines, the combination of a measuring mechanism, extent-punches set for operation by said measuring mechanism, extra-function punches, a control embroidering machine embodying in its structure a fabrimframe and extra function mechanism, and connections intervcning' betweenthe fabric-frame and the measuring mechanisms whereby the movement of the fabric-frarne is controlled from the measuring mechanisms, power-actuated means for operating the punches set for operation and. mannally-operatcd means for set ting an extra-function mechanism of the control embroider-irig-machine for action and also setting an extra-function punch for operation.

10, In a punching-machine for perforating jaoqnardspatterns a punch combined with a special-function mechanism of a control em- .br'oidering-machino, and intervening connections between the punch and the special-function mechanism whereby when any special function of the embroidcring-machine is ini- 'tiated the corresponding punch is caused to perforate the jacquard-card.

11. In a punehirig-machine for perforating jacquard-patterns, the combination of a series of punches, anembroider-ing-machine provided with mechanism for-effecting functions other than moving the fabric-frame and intervening connections between the punches corresponding punch for action by the initiation of the'special function of the embroidering-machine corresponding to the said punch.

12. In a punching-machine for perforating jacquard patterns, the combination of pu nchcs, a control embroidering-machine provided with functional mechanisms for effecting functions inthe operation of the said embroidcri ng-machine and interlocking means so that one of the said functional mechanisms cannot be put in action unless another functional mechanism is out of action.

a control embroidering-machinc having a needle-actuating mechanism and bore-point-actuating mechanism, an interlocking mechanism for preventing the needle mechanism and the bore-point mechanism from being oper-' ated simultaneously.

let. In a punching-machine for perforating jacquard-patterns, the combination of a plurality of punches arranged in two rows and with punching block I combined with mech-' anism for reciprocating the said punchingblock twice for every stitch and means for operating first the locked punches of one row and afterward the locked punches of the other row and means for moving the papento be punched after the first punching movement a distance equal to the distance between two rows of punches so that the perforations made by the two rows of punches will form one row of perforations.

tion of a plurality of rows of punches making' two movements up and down for every set of holes, means for selecting and operating one row of punches, means for moving the paper up to the other row of punches and means punches whereby the paper may be punched on the same line successively by a plurality 0f rows of punches.

16. In a punching-machine for perforating jacquaid-patterns, the combination of punchselecting mechanism, a measuring mechanism, and a control embroidering-machin'e and means for disconncctingthe measuring mechanism from the punch-selecting mechanism and from the control embroider-ing-machino, so that the measuring mechanism can be shifted to a dilferent point on the pattern without affecting the punch-selecting mechanism or changing the relative position of the fabric-frame to the needles of the control embroidering-machinc.

17., In a pnnching-machinc for perforating jacquard-patternshaving punches and punch-- cring-machine having a fabric-frame combined therewith, a measuring mechanism and mechanism for disconnecting the measuring anism and from the fabric-frame of the conand the embroideringanachine for setting the 15. In a punching-machine, the combina for selecting and operating another row of.

selecting mechanism and a control embroid- I 130' for interlocking the functional mechanisms 13. A punching mechanism combined with mechanism from the punch-selecting mech- 

